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QUEEN OF HEARTS: The Abuser Behind The Mask
QUEEN OF HEARTS: The Abuser Behind The Mask

An unvarnished character study of an unexpected abuser and the havoc her actions cause, Queen of Hearts is one of the most emotionally draining films this year.

FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES: A Warm & Welcoming Exploration Of Italian Christmas Tradition
FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES: A Warm & Welcoming Exploration Of Italian Christmas Tradition

An enjoyable experience with memorable moments, Feast of the Seven Fishes is a heartwarming display of what Christmas means to Italian families.

ARCTIC DOGS: An Uninteresting Animation That Even Kids Will Struggle To Enjoy
ARCTIC DOGS: An Uninteresting Animation That Even Kids Will Struggle To Enjoy

If you have kids, don’t waste the time or the money, Arctic Dogs exists as an animated film that you should miss.

LOST BAYOU: A Hauntingly Beautiful Southern Gothic Experience
LOST BAYOU: A Hauntingly Beautiful Southern Gothic Experience

Lost Bayou captures the personality and unique features of the bayou through its engaging story, well-developed characters, and beautiful visuals.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Not Kooky Enough
THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Not Kooky Enough

Forgettable and quite boring, The Addams Family is perfectly passable as a children’s film, but not a genre classic.

MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN: Potential That Suffers In Execution
MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN: Potential That Suffers In Execution

Though More Beautiful For Having Been Broken suffers due to its execution of these significant ideas, it has heart and potential behind it.

AFTER THE WEDDING: Maudlin Remake Doesn't Commit To Sincerity
AFTER THE WEDDING: Maudlin Remake Doesn’t Commit To Sincerity

After the Wedding wants nothing more than to be a tearjerker, but the emotions run cold and the twists are all for show.

ABOMINABLE: Family Adventure Delivers Impressive Animated Spectacle
ABOMINABLE: Family Adventure Delivers Impressive Animated Spectacle

if Abominable is any indication that Dreamworks is eager to reinvent their brand, bright things could be ahead for this powerhouse studio.

A Musically-Gifted, Cosmically-Ambiguous & Cinematically-Shot Case For HAPPY FEET
A Musically-Gifted, Cosmically-Ambiguous & Cinematically-Shot Case For HAPPY FEET

Find whatever long-forgotten, critically-panned even, piece of your childhood that made you who you are today. Find that movie.Find your Happy Feet.

DILILI IN PARIS: Reframing Paris Gets A Little Crooked
DILILI IN PARIS: Reframing Paris Gets A Little Crooked

Michel Ocelot has always been one to apply the breadth of his creativity towards an easy narrative, but only with Delili does it prove to be something of a barrier to what can be more fulfilling.

The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY
The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY

Released just one year after the end of the American occupation of Japan, Tokyo Story obliquely reflects on the changes that came over the country.

A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON: A Disappointing Aardman Adventure
A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON: A Disappointing Aardman Adventure

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon feels messily reverse engineered, a lazy Spielberg riff forcibly created just to fit the punning title.

THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE: A New Age of Familiar Fantasy
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE: A New Age Of Familiar Fantasy

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is the bold kind of fantasy that is more than welcome from the Henson studio in the 21st century.

CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!

Go! is the perfect adversary to the rising encroachment of American animated films that dominate Australian cinemas every holiday period – it’s old fashioned for sure, but undeniably fun.

DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD: 100% In On The Joke
DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD: 100% In On The Joke

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a lot of fun for the whole family, striking a delicate balance between making fun of the original and honoring the healthy lessons it wanted to share to kids.